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Widening global variability in grassland biomass since the 1980s. / MacDougall, Andrew S.; Esch, Ellen; Chen, Qingqing et al.
In: Nature Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 8, 31.10.2024, p. 1877-1888.

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MacDougall, AS, Esch, E, Chen, Q, Carroll, O, Bonner, C, Ohlert, T, Siewert, M, Sulik, J, Schweiger, A, Borer, ET, Naidu, D, Bagchi, S, Hautier, Y, Wilfahrt, P, Larson, K, Olofsson, J, Cleland, E, Muthukrishnan, R, O’Halloran, L, Alberti, J, Anderson, TM, Arnillas, CA, Bakker, JD, Barrio, IC, Biederman, L, Boughton, EH, Brudvig, LA, Bruschetti, M, Buckley, Y, Bugalho, MN, Cadotte, MW, Caldeira, MC, Catford, JA, D’Antonio, C, Davies, K, Daleo, P, Dickman, CR, Donohue, I, DuPre, ME, Elgersma, K, Eisenhauer, N, Eskelinen, A, Estrada, C, Fay, PA, Feng, Y, Gruner, DS, Hagenah, N, Haider, S, Harpole, WS, Hersch-Green, E, Jentsch, A, Kirkman, K, Knops, JMH, Laanisto, L, Lannes, LS, Laungani, R, Lkhagva, A, Macek, P, Martina, JP, McCulley, RL, Melbourne, B, Mitchell, R, Moore, JL, Morgan, JW, Muraina, TO, Niu, Y, Pärtel, M, Peri, PL, Power, SA, Price, JN, Prober, SM, Ren, Z, Risch, AC, Smith, NG, Sonnier, G, Standish, RJ, Stevens, CJ, Tedder, M, Tognetti, P, Veen, GF, Virtanen, R, Wardle, GM, Waring, E, Wolf, AA, Yahdjian, L & Seabloom, EW 2024, 'Widening global variability in grassland biomass since the 1980s', Nature Ecology and Evolution, vol. 8, pp. 1877-1888. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02500-x

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MacDougall, A. S., Esch, E., Chen, Q., Carroll, O., Bonner, C., Ohlert, T., Siewert, M., Sulik, J., Schweiger, A., Borer, E. T., Naidu, D., Bagchi, S., Hautier, Y., Wilfahrt, P., Larson, K., Olofsson, J., Cleland, E., Muthukrishnan, R., O’Halloran, L., ... Seabloom, E. W. (2024). Widening global variability in grassland biomass since the 1980s. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 8, 1877-1888. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02500-x

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MacDougall AS, Esch E, Chen Q, Carroll O, Bonner C, Ohlert T et al. Widening global variability in grassland biomass since the 1980s. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2024 Oct 31;8:1877-1888. Epub 2024 Aug 5. doi: 10.1038/s41559-024-02500-x

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MacDougall, Andrew S. ; Esch, Ellen ; Chen, Qingqing et al. / Widening global variability in grassland biomass since the 1980s. In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2024 ; Vol. 8. pp. 1877-1888.

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title = "Widening global variability in grassland biomass since the 1980s",
abstract = "Global change is associated with variable shifts in the annual production of aboveground plant biomass, suggesting localized sensitivities with unclear causal origins. Combining remotely sensed normalized difference vegetation index data since the 1980s with contemporary field data from 84 grasslands on 6 continents, we show a widening divergence in site-level biomass ranging from +51% to -34% globally. Biomass generally increased in warmer, wetter and species-rich sites with longer growing seasons and declined in species-poor arid areas. Phenological changes were widespread, revealing substantive transitions in grassland seasonal cycling. Grazing, nitrogen deposition and plant invasion were prevalent in some regions but did not predict overall trends. Grasslands are undergoing sizable changes in production, with implications for food security, biodiversity and carbon storage especially in arid regions where declines are accelerating. [Abstract copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.]",
author = "MacDougall, {Andrew S.} and Ellen Esch and Qingqing Chen and Oliver Carroll and Colin Bonner and Timothy Ohlert and Matthias Siewert and John Sulik and Anna Schweiger and Borer, {Elizabeth T.} and Dilip Naidu and Sumanta Bagchi and Yann Hautier and Peter Wilfahrt and Keith Larson and Johan Olofsson and Elsa Cleland and Ranjan Muthukrishnan and Lydia O{\textquoteright}Halloran and Juan Alberti and Anderson, {T. Michael} and Arnillas, {Carlos A.} and Bakker, {Jonathan D.} and Barrio, {Isabel C.} and Lori Biederman and Boughton, {Elizabeth H.} and Brudvig, {Lars A.} and Martin Bruschetti and Yvonne Buckley and Bugalho, {Miguel N.} and Cadotte, {Marc W.} and Caldeira, {Maria C.} and Catford, {Jane A.} and Carla D{\textquoteright}Antonio and Kendi Davies and Pedro Daleo and Dickman, {Christopher R.} and Ian Donohue and DuPre, {Mary Ellyn} and Kenneth Elgersma and Nico Eisenhauer and Anu Eskelinen and Catalina Estrada and Fay, {Philip A.} and Yanhao Feng and Gruner, {Daniel S.} and Nicole Hagenah and Sylvia Haider and Harpole, {W. Stanley} and Erika Hersch-Green and Anke Jentsch and Kevin Kirkman and Knops, {Johannes M. H.} and Lauri Laanisto and Lannes, {Luc{\'i}ola S.} and Ramesh Laungani and Ariuntsetseg Lkhagva and Petr Macek and Martina, {Jason P.} and McCulley, {Rebecca L.} and Brett Melbourne and Rachel Mitchell and Moore, {Joslin L.} and Morgan, {John W.} and Muraina, {Taofeek O.} and Yujie Niu and Meelis P{\"a}rtel and Peri, {Pablo L.} and Power, {Sally A.} and Price, {Jodi N.} and Prober, {Suzanne M.} and Zhengwei Ren and Risch, {Anita C.} and Smith, {Nicholas G.} and Gr{\'e}gory Sonnier and Standish, {Rachel J.} and Stevens, {Carly J.} and Michelle Tedder and Pedro Tognetti and Veen, {G. F.} and Risto Virtanen and Wardle, {Glenda M.} and Elizabeth Waring and Wolf, {Amelia A.} and Laura Yahdjian and Seabloom, {Eric W.}",
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month = oct,
day = "31",
doi = "10.1038/s41559-024-02500-x",
language = "English",
volume = "8",
pages = "1877--1888",
journal = "Nature Ecology and Evolution",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Widening global variability in grassland biomass since the 1980s

AU - MacDougall, Andrew S.

AU - Esch, Ellen

AU - Chen, Qingqing

AU - Carroll, Oliver

AU - Bonner, Colin

AU - Ohlert, Timothy

AU - Siewert, Matthias

AU - Sulik, John

AU - Schweiger, Anna

AU - Borer, Elizabeth T.

AU - Naidu, Dilip

AU - Bagchi, Sumanta

AU - Hautier, Yann

AU - Wilfahrt, Peter

AU - Larson, Keith

AU - Olofsson, Johan

AU - Cleland, Elsa

AU - Muthukrishnan, Ranjan

AU - O’Halloran, Lydia

AU - Alberti, Juan

AU - Anderson, T. Michael

AU - Arnillas, Carlos A.

AU - Bakker, Jonathan D.

AU - Barrio, Isabel C.

AU - Biederman, Lori

AU - Boughton, Elizabeth H.

AU - Brudvig, Lars A.

AU - Bruschetti, Martin

AU - Buckley, Yvonne

AU - Bugalho, Miguel N.

AU - Cadotte, Marc W.

AU - Caldeira, Maria C.

AU - Catford, Jane A.

AU - D’Antonio, Carla

AU - Davies, Kendi

AU - Daleo, Pedro

AU - Dickman, Christopher R.

AU - Donohue, Ian

AU - DuPre, Mary Ellyn

AU - Elgersma, Kenneth

AU - Eisenhauer, Nico

AU - Eskelinen, Anu

AU - Estrada, Catalina

AU - Fay, Philip A.

AU - Feng, Yanhao

AU - Gruner, Daniel S.

AU - Hagenah, Nicole

AU - Haider, Sylvia

AU - Harpole, W. Stanley

AU - Hersch-Green, Erika

AU - Jentsch, Anke

AU - Kirkman, Kevin

AU - Knops, Johannes M. H.

AU - Laanisto, Lauri

AU - Lannes, Lucíola S.

AU - Laungani, Ramesh

AU - Lkhagva, Ariuntsetseg

AU - Macek, Petr

AU - Martina, Jason P.

AU - McCulley, Rebecca L.

AU - Melbourne, Brett

AU - Mitchell, Rachel

AU - Moore, Joslin L.

AU - Morgan, John W.

AU - Muraina, Taofeek O.

AU - Niu, Yujie

AU - Pärtel, Meelis

AU - Peri, Pablo L.

AU - Power, Sally A.

AU - Price, Jodi N.

AU - Prober, Suzanne M.

AU - Ren, Zhengwei

AU - Risch, Anita C.

AU - Smith, Nicholas G.

AU - Sonnier, Grégory

AU - Standish, Rachel J.

AU - Stevens, Carly J.

AU - Tedder, Michelle

AU - Tognetti, Pedro

AU - Veen, G. F.

AU - Virtanen, Risto

AU - Wardle, Glenda M.

AU - Waring, Elizabeth

AU - Wolf, Amelia A.

AU - Yahdjian, Laura

AU - Seabloom, Eric W.

PY - 2024/10/31

Y1 - 2024/10/31

N2 - Global change is associated with variable shifts in the annual production of aboveground plant biomass, suggesting localized sensitivities with unclear causal origins. Combining remotely sensed normalized difference vegetation index data since the 1980s with contemporary field data from 84 grasslands on 6 continents, we show a widening divergence in site-level biomass ranging from +51% to -34% globally. Biomass generally increased in warmer, wetter and species-rich sites with longer growing seasons and declined in species-poor arid areas. Phenological changes were widespread, revealing substantive transitions in grassland seasonal cycling. Grazing, nitrogen deposition and plant invasion were prevalent in some regions but did not predict overall trends. Grasslands are undergoing sizable changes in production, with implications for food security, biodiversity and carbon storage especially in arid regions where declines are accelerating. [Abstract copyright: © 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.]

AB - Global change is associated with variable shifts in the annual production of aboveground plant biomass, suggesting localized sensitivities with unclear causal origins. Combining remotely sensed normalized difference vegetation index data since the 1980s with contemporary field data from 84 grasslands on 6 continents, we show a widening divergence in site-level biomass ranging from +51% to -34% globally. Biomass generally increased in warmer, wetter and species-rich sites with longer growing seasons and declined in species-poor arid areas. Phenological changes were widespread, revealing substantive transitions in grassland seasonal cycling. Grazing, nitrogen deposition and plant invasion were prevalent in some regions but did not predict overall trends. Grasslands are undergoing sizable changes in production, with implications for food security, biodiversity and carbon storage especially in arid regions where declines are accelerating. [Abstract copyright: © 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.]

U2 - 10.1038/s41559-024-02500-x

DO - 10.1038/s41559-024-02500-x

M3 - Journal article

VL - 8

SP - 1877

EP - 1888

JO - Nature Ecology and Evolution

JF - Nature Ecology and Evolution

SN - 2397-334X

ER -